Sponsor the Battle
Put your business in front of the whole community on November 14, then stay in front of it all year. A Battle of the Bites sponsorship is also your 2026–27 Decatur Education Foundation annual sponsorship. One commitment, recognized at the event and in every DEF program that follows.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026 • 5:00–8:00 PM • Selah Ridge, Decatur • 21+
Title Sponsor
Thank you to CORE Construction for backing Decatur ISD students and teachers as the inaugural title sponsor of the Battle of the Bites.
Executive Chef
$5,000Everything in Sous Chef, plus:
At the event
- Recognized from the stage by the event MC
- 8 event tickets
Year-round with DEF
- Up to 2 Decatur ISD grants fully funded in your name, $2,500 total*
- Classroom Grants in Action experience with media coverage
- 4 tagged social media posts during the year
Sous Chef
$2,500Everything in Line Cook, plus:
At the event
- Your logo, rather than your name, on event signage and the event website
- 6 event tickets
Year-round with DEF
- One Decatur ISD grant fully funded in your name, up to $1,000*
- Your logo or name in larger print on the 2027–28 DEF t-shirt
- 2 tagged social media posts during the year
Line Cook
$1,000Everything in Prep Cook, plus:
At the event
- Your name in large print on the main sponsor banner
- Complimentary food team entry with premium booth placement
Year-round with DEF
- Invitation to the spring grant giveaway, where you hand deliver grants to teachers
- Invitation to the private donor recognition event
- Your name on the back of the 2027–28 DEF t-shirt
Prep Cook
$500Everything in Friend of the Chef, plus:
At the event
- Your name on the main sponsor banner
- 2 event tickets
Year-round with DEF
- Emailed Impact Snapshot in the fall and spring showing what your gift funded
Friend of the Chef
$250Where every sponsorship starts.
At the event
- Your name listed on the Battle of the Bites website
Year-round with DEF
- Your name on the DEF website
- Included in our annual donor social media post
Sponsor and Compete
Bring a teamForty booths. Your business can hold one.
- Line Cook level and above includes complimentary food team entry, a $40 value, with premium booth placement
- Decorate your booth, serve your best bite, and put your people in front of 300 guests
- No restaurant required. Businesses, organizations, and home cooks all compete.
* How grant naming works
In January, after our Adopt-a-Grant community fundraising site closes and the DEF board votes on which remaining grants to fund, we send you the short list. You pick from it.
Every grant you choose is fully funded by your credit and carries your name alone. Credit left over that is too small to cover a grant still funds grants, without a name attached.
Ready to Sponsor?
Choose your level, then continue to payment. Questions first? Email [email protected].
The Decatur Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 05-0568395. Fair market value is the value of the event tickets included with each level, at $60 per ticket, plus the $40 food team entry fee where it is included. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent it exceeds that value, and levels with no fair market value listed are fully tax-deductible. Sponsors who decline their event tickets in writing before November 14 may deduct the full amount of their sponsorship.
